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NAME

       wesnoth - Battle for Wesnoth, a turn-based fantasy strategy game

SYNOPSIS

       wesnoth [OPTIONS] [PATH_TO_DATA]

DESCRIPTION

       Battle for Wesnoth is a turn-based fantasy strategy game.

       Defeat  all  enemy leaders using a well-chosen cadre of troops, taking care to manage your
       resources of gold and villages. All units have their own strengths and weaknesses; to win,
       deploy  your  forces  to their best advantage while denying your foes the chance to do the
       same. As units gain experience, they acquire new abilities and become more powerful.  Play
       in  your  own  language  and  test  your  skill against a smart computer opponent, or join
       Wesnoth's large community of online players. Create your own custom  units,  scenarios  or
       campaigns, and share them with others.

OPTIONS

       --all-translations
              Show  all  translations  in  the  in-game language selection list, even if they are
              deemed insufficiently complete.

       --bunzip2 infile.bz2
              decompresses a file which should be in bzip2 format and stores it without the  .bz2
              suffix. The infile.bz2 will be removed.

       --bzip2 infile
              compresses a file in bzip2 format, stores it as infile.bz2 and removes infile.

       -c[id_campaign], --campaign[=id_campaign]
              goes directly to the campaign with id id_campaign.  A selection menu will appear if
              no id was specified.

       --campaign-difficulty[=difficulty]
              The difficulty of the specified  campaign  (1  to  max).  If  none  specified,  the
              campaign difficulty selection widget will appear.

       --campaign-scenario id_scenario
              The  id  of  the  scenario  from  the  specified campaign. The default is the first
              scenario.

       --campaign-skip-story
              Skip [story] screens and dialog through the end of the start event.

       --clock
              Adds the option to show a clock for testing the drawing timer.

       --config-dir name
              Deprecated, use --userdata-dir.

       --config-path
              Deprecated, use --userdata-path.

       --core id_core
              overrides the loaded core with the one whose id is specified.

       --data-dir directory
              overrides the data directory with the one specified

       --data-path
              prints the path of the data directory and exits.

       -d, --debug
              enables  additional  command  mode  options  in-game  (see   the   wiki   page   at
              https://www.wesnoth.org/wiki/CommandMode for more information about command mode).

       --debug-lua
              enables some Lua debugging mechanisms

       --strict-lua
              disallow deprecated Lua API calls

       -D,--diff left-file right-file
              diffs  the  two  WML  files;  does  not preprocess them first (to do that, run them
              through -p first). Outputs the diff as DiffWML on standard output or  to  the  file
              indicated by --output.

       -e[file], --editor[=file]
              start  the  in-game  map  editor  directly.  If file is specified, equivalent to -l
              --load.

       --fps  displays the number of frames per second the game is  currently  running  at  in  a
              corner  of  the  screen  as  well  as writes these values to a file in the userdata
              directory.

       -f, --fullscreen
              runs the game in full screen mode.

       --gunzip infile.gz
              decompresses a file which should be in gzip format and stores it  without  the  .gz
              suffix. The infile.gz will be removed.

       --gzip infile
              compresses a file in gzip format, stores it as infile.gz and removes infile.

       -h, --help
              displays a summary of command line options to standard output, and exits.

       -l, --load file
              loads  the  savegame  file  from  the  standard  save  game directory. If the -e or
              --editor option is used as well, starts the editor with the map from file open.  If
              it is a directory, the editor will start with a load map dialog opened there.

       -L, --language lang
              uses language lang (symbol) this session.  Example: --language ang_GB@latin

       --log-level=domain1,domain2,...
              sets  the  severity  level  of  the  log domains.  all can be used to match any log
              domain.  Available  levels:  error, warning, info, debug, none.   By  default   the
              warning  level  is  used  for most domains, but deprecation defaults to none unless
              combined with the -d option.

       --log-precise
              shows the timestamps in log output with more precision.

       --log-strict
              sets the strict level of the logger. Any messages sent to log domains of this level
              or  more  severe will cause the unit test to fail regardless of the victory result.
              Only relevant when used with -u.

       --logdomains[=filter]
              lists defined log domains (only the ones containing filter if used) and exits

       --max-fps fps
              the number of frames per second the game can show, the value should  be  between  1
              and 1000, the default is the monitor's refresh rate.

       -m, --multiplayer
              runs  a  multiplayer  game.  There are additional options that can be used together
              with --multiplayer as explained below.

       --mp-test
              load the test mp scenarios.

       --new-widgets
              there is  a  new  WIP  widget  toolkit,  this  option  enables  it.  This  is  very
              experimental, don't fill bug reports since most are known. Parts of the library are
              deemed stable and will work without this switch.

       --nodelay
              runs the game without any delays for graphic benchmarking.  This  is  automatically
              enabled by --nogui.

       --noaddons
              disables loading of user addons.

       --nocache
              disables caching of game data.

       --nogui
              runs  the game without the GUI. Only available in combination with --multiplayer or
              --screenshot or --plugin.

       --nobanner
              suppress the startup banner.

       --nomusic
              runs the game without music.

       --noreplaycheck
              don't try to validate replay of unit test. Only relevant when used with -u.

       --nosound
              runs the game without sounds and music.

       --output file
              output to the specified file. Applicable to diffing operations.

       --password password
              uses password when connecting to a server, ignoring other preferences. Unsafe.

       --plugin script
              (experimental) load a script which defines a Wesnoth plugin. Similar  to  --script,
              but  Lua  file  should  return  a  function  which  will  be run as a coroutine and
              periodically woken up with updates.

       -P,--patch base-file patch-file
              applies a DiffWML patch to a WML file; does not preprocess  either  of  the  files.
              Outputs the patched WML to standard output or to the file indicated by --output.

       -p, --preprocess source-file/folder target-directory
              preprocesses  a  specified  file/folder.  For  each file(s) a plain .cfg file and a
              processed .cfg file will be written in specified target directory. If a  folder  is
              specified,  it  will  be  preprocessed  recursively based on the known preprocessor
              rules. The common macros from the "data/core/macros" directory will be preprocessed
              before  the  specified  resources.   Example:  -p ~/wesnoth/data/campaigns/tutorial
              ~/result.      For     details     regarding      the      preprocessor      visit:
              https://wiki.wesnoth.org/PreprocessorRef#Command-line_preprocessor.

       --preprocess-defines=DEFINE1,DEFINE2,...
              comma  separated  list  of  defines  to  be  used  by  the --preprocess command. If
              SKIP_CORE is in the define list the "data/core" directory won't be preprocessed.

       --preprocess-input-macros source-file
              used  only  by  the  --preprocess  command.  Specifies   a   file   that   contains
              [preproc_define]s to be included before preprocessing.

       --preprocess-output-macros[=target-file]
              used  only  by the --preprocess command. Will output all preprocessed macros in the
              target file. If the file is not specified the output will be file '_MACROS_.cfg' in
              the  target  directory  of  preprocess's  command. The output file can be passed to
              --preprocess-input-macros.  This switch should be  typed  before  the  --preprocess
              command.

       -r XxY, --resolution XxY
              sets the screen resolution. Example: -r 800x600.

       --render-image image output
              takes a valid wesnoth 'image path string' with image path functions, and outputs to
              a     .png     file.     Image     path     functions     are     documented     at
              https://wiki.wesnoth.org/ImagePathFunctionWML.

       -R, --report
              initializes  game  directories,  prints  build  information suitable for use in bug
              reports, and exits.

       --rng-seed number
              seeds the random number generator with number.  Example: --rng-seed 0.

       --screenshot map output
              saves a screenshot of map to output without initializing a screen.

       --script file
              (experimental) file containing a Lua script to control the client.

       -s[host], --server[=host]
              connects to the specified host if any, otherwise connect to  the  first  server  in
              preferences. Example: --server server.wesnoth.org.

       --showgui
              runs the game with the GUI, overriding any implicit --nogui.

       --strict-validation
              validation errors are treated as fatal errors.

       -t[scenario_id], --test[=scenario_id]
              runs  the  game in a small test scenario. The scenario should be one defined with a
              [test] WML tag. The default is test.  A demonstration of the [micro_ai] feature can
              be started with micro_ai_test.  Implies --nogui.

       --translations-over percent
              Set  the  standard  for deeming a translation is complete enough to show in the in-
              game language list to percent.  Valid values are 0 to 100.

       -u, --unit scenario-id
              runs the specified test scenario as a unit test. Implies --nogui.

       --unsafe-scripts
              makes the package package available to lua scripts, so that they can load arbitrary
              packages.  Do  not  do  this with untrusted scripts! This action gives lua the same
              permissions as the wesnoth executable.

       -S,--use-schema path
              sets the WML schema for use with -V,--validate.

       --userconfig-dir name
              sets the user configuration directory to  name  under  $HOME  or  "My  Documents\My
              Games"  for  windows.   You can also specify an absolute path for the configuration
              directory outside the $HOME or "My Documents\My  Games".  On  Windows  it  is  also
              possible  to specify a directory relative to the process working directory by using
              path starting with ".\" or "..\".  Under X11 this defaults to  $XDG_CONFIG_HOME  or
              $HOME/.config/wesnoth, on other systems to the userdata path.

       --userconfig-path
              prints the path of the user configuration directory and exits.

       --userdata-dir name
              sets  the  userdata  directory  to  name under $HOME or "My Documents\My Games" for
              windows.  You can also specify an absolute path for the userdata directory  outside
              the  $HOME  or "My Documents\My Games". On Windows it is also possible to specify a
              directory relative to the process working directory by  using  path  starting  with
              ".\" or "..\".

       --userdata-path
              prints the path of the userdata directory and exits.

       --username username
              uses username when connecting to a server, ignoring other preferences.

       --validate path
              validates a file against the WML schema.

       --validate-addon addon_id
              validates the WML of the given addon as you play.

       --validate-core
              validates the core WML as you play.

       --validate-schema  path
              validates a file as a WML schema.

       --validcache
              assumes that the cache is valid. (dangerous)

       -v, --version
              shows the version number and exits.

       --simple-version
              shows the version number and nothing else, then exits.

       -w, --windowed
              runs the game in windowed mode.

       --with-replay
              replays the game loaded with the --load option.

Options for --multiplayer

       The  side-specific  multiplayer options are marked with number.  number has to be replaced
       by a side number. It usually is 1 or 2 but depends on the number of  players  possible  in
       the chosen scenario.

       --ai-config number:value
              selects a configuration file to load for the AI controller for this side.

       --algorithm number:value
              selects a non-standard algorithm to be used by the AI controller for this side. The
              algorithm is  defined  by  an  [ai]  tag,  which  can  be  a  core  one  either  in
              "data/ai/ais"  or  "data/ai/dev"  or  an  algorithm  defined by an addon. Available
              values include: idle_ai and experimental_ai.

       --controller number:value
              selects the controller for this side. Available values: human, ai and null.

       --era value
              use this option to play in the selected era instead of the Default era. The era  is
              chosen by an id. Eras are described in the data/multiplayer/eras.cfg file.

       --exit-at-end
              exits  once  the  scenario  is over, without displaying victory/defeat dialog which
              normally requires the user to click End Scenario.  This is also used for scriptable
              benchmarking.

       --ignore-map-settings
              do not use map settings, use default values instead.

       --label label
              sets the label for AIs.

       --multiplayer-repeat value
              repeats  a  multiplayer  game  value times. Best to use with --nogui for scriptable
              benchmarking.

       --parm number:name:value
              sets additional parameters for this side. This parameter  depends  on  the  options
              used  with  --controller  and  --algorithm.   It  should  only be useful for people
              designing their own AI. (not yet documented completely)

       --scenario value
              selects  a   multiplayer   scenario   by   id.   The   default   scenario   id   is
              multiplayer_The_Freelands.

       --side number:value
              selects a faction of the current era for this side. The faction is chosen by an id.
              Factions are described in the data/multiplayer.cfg file.

       --turns value
              sets the number of turns for the chosen scenario. By default no turn limit is set.

EXIT STATUS

       Normal exit status is 0.  An exit status of  1  indicates  an  (SDL,  video,  fonts,  etc)
       initialization  error.  An  exit  status  of  2  indicates  an error with the command line
       options.
       When running unit tests (with -u), the exit status is  different.  An  exit  status  of  0
       indicates  that the test passed, and 1 indicates that the test failed. An exit status of 3
       indicates that the test passed, but produced an invalid replay file. An exit status  of  4
       indicates  that the test passed, but the replay produced errors. These latter two are only
       returned if --noreplaycheck is not passed.

AUTHOR

       Written by David White <davidnwhite@verizon.net>.
       Edited  by  Nils  Kneuper  <crazy-ivanovic@gmx.net>,  ott   <ott@gaon.net>   and   Soliton
       <soliton.de@gmail.com>.
       This manual page was originally written by Cyril Bouthors <cyril@bouthors.org>.
       Visit the official homepage: https://www.wesnoth.org/

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright © 2003-2022 David White <davidnwhite@verizon.net>
       This  is Free Software; this software is licensed under the GPL version 2, as published by
       the Free Software Foundation.  There is NO  warranty;  not  even  for  MERCHANTABILITY  or
       FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

SEE ALSO

       wesnothd(6)